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   Crook·ed

   /ˈkro͝okəd/

   

   adjective

   • 1. bent or twisted out of shape or out of place: "his teeth were yellow and crooked" Similar bentcurvedrecurvedtwistedcontortedwarpedangledbowedhookedmisshapendeformedmalformedout of shapedistortedcontortedwrygnarleddisfiguredhunchedhumpedbowedcurvedthrawnOpposite straight
   • 2. dishonest; illegal: informal "a crooked business deal" Similar criminalillegalunlawfulquestionabledubiousnefariousdishonestdishonorableunscrupulousunprincipledamoraluntrustworthycraftydeceitfulshiftyJanus-facedunderhandcorruptcorruptiblebuyablevenalgraftingswindlingfraudulentinformal:shadytrickybentdodgymalfeasantOpposite honestlaw-abiding

   Word Origin Middle English: from crook, probably modeled on Old Norse krókóttr ‘crooked, cunning’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. crookedly adverb
   • 2. crookedness noun

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